Stable Yard Fire Safety Check
Check the yard's fire risks every month and know the horses can be got out in a hurry. A plan nobody has walked through is only a piece of paper.
EQ-24 2 pages
Equine records · EQ-25
Stable Safety and Maintenance Inspection
A free printable stable inspection checklist: doors, bolts, windows, lights, fixings, floors, drains and roofs checked for every stable, with a fault log.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Find the loose bolt, the bare wire and the cracked window before a horse does. Each fault stays on the log until someone has repaired it and checked the repair.
Who it is for
Yard owners, livery and riding school managers, and anyone responsible for a row of stables.
How to use it
- Write each stable's number or name at the top of a column.
- Go through every stable against the list: a tick if sound, F for a fault, a dash if that stable has none.
- Copy each F into the fault log on page two, with who it was reported to and whether the horse was moved out.
- Fill in the repair date and who did it, and initial the check once you have seen it.
- Sign the inspection off when every fault on it is closed.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Every stable inspected against the same list, one column per stable, with each fault carried to the log on page two until it is repaired.
Tick, F or a dash. Write the stable numbers across the top. In each box put a tick if it is sound, F if there is a fault (write it in the log overleaf) or a dash if that stable has none. No sizes or heights are printed: what is safe depends on the horse and the building.
Write-on lines: Yard · Date of inspection · Inspected by
Also printed: Stable number or name, written in · Check · Door, hinges and frame · Door opens outwards or slides smoothly · Top bolt · Kick bolt or bottom bolt · Window glass behind a grille or mesh · Light fitting covered, out of reach · Switch and wiring protected · Tie ring and its fixing · Haynet ring or hay rack · Manger and water fittings secure · No nails, splinters or sharp edges · Floor and mats level, not slippery · Drain clear · Walls and kicking boards sound · Roof, ceiling and gutters · Ventilation openings clear · Room to turn round and lie down
Page 2
Fault log — one line per fault, kept open until it is repaired and checked
Table, 20 rows: Found · Stable · Fault · Moved? · Reported to · Repaired · By whom · Checked
Signature strip: Inspection signed off by · Signature · Date
Questions
Why are no sizes, heights or measurements printed?
Because what is safe depends on the horse, the building and the fittings, and one printed figure would be wrong for many yards. The sheet records whether each item is sound; a builder, electrician or vet can advise on sizes for your own stables.
How often should stables be inspected?
The sheet does not set an interval. Many yards inspect on a regular round and again after a storm or any damage; choose what suits your yard and your insurer, and keep the sheets as the record.
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